When No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Clemson meet in the national championship game on Monday night, the fruits of the programs’ recruiting efforts will compete on college football’s biggest stage. The Crimson Tide and the Tigers are loaded with some of the nation’s top high school players, and that concentration of talent is the biggest reason why Alabama and Clemson are squaring off in the first title game rematch of the BCS/College Football Playoff era. The Crimson Tide and Tigers are set up to dominate in the future, too, as both programs have assembled stellar 2017 recruiting classes.
A look at the future: Analyzing '17 recruiting hauls of Alabama, Clemson
